MTaper (Microstrip Taper Component)

Symbol

Parameters

Name	Description	Unit	Default
Subst	Microstrip substrate name	None	MSub1
F	Design frequency	GHz	1
Z1	Characteristic impedance at port 1	Ohm	50
Z2	Characteristic impedance at port 2	Ohm	25
Lphys	Physical line length (set to zero if Lelec specified)	mil	0
Lelec	Line length in wavelengths (set to zero if Lphys specified)	None	0.10

Notes

1. MTaper designs a microstrip tapered line given the substrate, desired characteristic impedance, and physical or electrical length.
2. Since the design uses the models inherent to ADS to compute the line width and length, there is no need for a dedicated Simulation Assistant, Optimization Assistant, or Display Assistant.
3. For proper operation, either Lphys or Lelec must be zero.
4. Z1 and Z2 are used to determine the widths at each end of the taper component. Refer to the discussion of the MTAPER component in the Microstrip Components documentation for a more detailed description of this component.
5. A SmartComponent subnetwork is empty until the Design Assistant is used to generate the design. Refer to Design Assistant.